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a rE eee ara 4-572 (Rev. 7-18-63) r ; - OFTlOMAL POA HO. 18 wie-tes MAT 1962 EDITION Ghs Gin. HG. NO. OF UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ne ri Memorandum axe) : The Director DATE: fe P= CF FROM : N. P, Callahan SUBJECT: The Congressional Record Pages E130-E131. Congresamas Abbitt, (D) Virginia, advised that he introduced an amendment to the Constitution requiring that Justices of th reme Court be confirmed by the Senate every 10 years and establishing a mandatory rctirement of Justices at the ags ef 70, “I am convinced that no problem im Auserica ie mare evident to the general public today than the anced for some restrictions on the present power of the Supreme Court. + - - - The wave of decisions by the Court im the past decade has greatly weakened the power of law-caforcement authoritica and iacreased the problem of crime throughost the United States, - = - + We have always hada criminal element bet herctofore the fonction of the Government has bece to curd the activities of criminals and to protect the law-abiding citizen, No longer ia this true. The Fedcral Bureau of Investigation reports that there were increases in all categories of major crimes during the past year. - ~ - - Certainly it is irresponsible when those . who are elected or appointed to protect the public intercat refuse te do that which protects the public ag a whole, but rather succumb to the idca that criminals Reed to be pampered and protected. " ORIGINAL FILEDY IN a Ay OF #4 =onpen NOT eng 269 97 JAN 16 — _———— In the original of a memorandum captioned and dated as above, the Congressional Record for 4 A 2G was reviewed and pertinent items were marked for the Diréctor's Syhaion. This form has been prepared in order that Thi of a copy of the original memorandum may ke clipped, mounted, and placed & wl aprbpriate Butqau case or subject matter files. eit ae